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50 Tips for Camping this Summer - Going camping this Summer?  Make your camping trip the best ever with these 50 clever and useful Tips for Camping this Summer. Going with the family this year! I'll definitely use these tips!

50 Tips for Camping This Summer

9 Tips for Including Kids in the Family Garden - Gardening isn't just for grown ups.  Get the kids involved in planning, planting, growing, and harvesting with these 9 Tips for Including Kids in the Family Garden. This makes a great Spring and Summer kids activity and will keep them busy when they're out of school!

9 Tips for Including Kids in the Family Garden

10 Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for Traveling with Toddlers - Traveling with toddlers can add a whole new dimension to your travel experience, but it doesn't have to be scary.  Try these 10 Secrets of Traveling with Toddlers to be a pro in no time!

10 Secrets for Traveling with Toddlers

Fun Family Summer Activities - Get your family active and spending quality time together this Summer with these 13 fun ideas for Family Activities for Summer! Great ideas

13 Family Activities for Summer

Tips for getting sleep and staying rested while on vacation with kids for a fabulous family vacation. Use these 8 Tips for Making Sure the Whole Family Sleeps Well on Vacation to keep the whole family happy, rested, and having fun for your vacation this year!

8 Tips for Making Sure the Whole Family Sleeps Well on Vacation

15 fun and easy Daddy Daughter Date Ideas to bond and connect with your daughter, as well as have a good time and make some memories! I love these!

15 Daddy Daughter Date Ideas

Indoor Rainy Day Activities for Kids to keep boredom away.  Don't let a rainy day ruin your fun!  Check out these Indoor Rainy Day Activities for Kids to entertain your stir-crazy kids inside and keep you feeling sane. Great ideas!

Indoor Rainy Day Activities for Kids

Ways to Help Kids Fall Asleep easier at night, and go to bed without a fight. Make bedtime with the kids easier and better with a simple bedtime routine and these 10 easy tips and ways to help kids fall asleep at night. | Parenting | Kids

10 Ways to Help Kids Fall Asleep

DIY Toy Organization Ideas for Kids and Playrooms - Don't let the toys take over! Organize your kids' playroom with these clever DIY Toy Organization Ideas for kids' bedrooms and playrooms. Love this! We need this so bad!

20 DIY Toy Organization Ideas

10 Tasks Kids can Help with in the Kitchen - Kids can help in the kitchen too! Get the kids involved, busy, and cooking with these 10 tasks kids can help with in the kitchen. | parenting

10 Tasks Kids Can Help with In the Kitchen

Teaching kids about money when they're young will have a huge effect on their money management later in life. Start them off on the right foot with these 7 Tips for Teaching a Preschooler about Money. | parenting | kids | preschoolers

10 Tips for Teaching a Preschooler about Money

25 Fun Indoor Winter Activities for Kids to beat winter boredom and cabin fever. Kids can get a little stir crazy when they're stuck indoors for the winter. Keep your kids happy and occupied with these Fun Indoor Winter Activities for Kids that the whole family will love. Great ideas!

Fun Indoor Winter Activities for Kids

6 Small Ways to Bond With Your Child in a Big Way. Show your child you love, care, and appreciate them with these 6 simple ideas. | parenting

6 Small Ways to Bond with Your Child in a Big Way

DIY Toy storage idea and DIY Toy Organization idea for the playroom. Organize all of your boys' Matchbox with this DIY Matchbox Car Storage for the wall.  It's super easy and the kids will love it! (and you'll love it too,  when there is no longer a Matchbox car explosion all over your playroom.

DIY Matchbox Car Storage Tutorial

How You're Letting Your Kids Control You - What you're doing to show your kids that they have control over you and how to stop. | parenting tips | parenting advice

How You're Letting Your Kids Control You

15 Baby Items You Don't Actually Need - Baby stuff you probably won't use or need for a baby boy or a baby girl! I wish I had this list during my first pregnancy. It would have saved me lots of money!

15 Baby Items You Don't Actually Need

Keep your toddler busy while you care for your new baby! If you're on your second pregnancy, with a baby boy or a baby girl, and you already have a toddler at home, these Nursing Baskets will seriously save your sanity.

Nursing Basket

How My Sons Helped Me Understand My Husband- After growing up in a house full of girls, my two sons taught me all about boys and men. | love | marriage | parenting | kids

How My Sons Helped Me Appreciate My Husband

10 Mom and Son Date Night Ideas - spend some time with your boys with these fun activities, snacks, and crafts. | parenting | boys | kids activities

10 Mom and Son Date Night Ideas

Things you'll need 2 of with Irish Twins - Wish I had this list during my second pregnancy! A total survival kit for what new moms need for their second baby!

11 Things You'll Need with Irish Twins- 2 Kids Under 1

Best Books for Preschoolers - an amazing list of books for kids and preschoolers. | kids activities | kids crafts | parenting | kids

Best Books for Preschoolers

Best Books for Toddlers - an amazing list of books for kids and toddlers. | kids activities | kids crafts | parenting | kids

Best Books for Toddlers

How to handle life while parenting and raising Irish Twins, 2 children under 1. Tips for parenting 2 young children.  Advice is also great for 2 under 2! | parenting

Raising Irish Twins

What to do when your kids think the day starts waaay before you do. My number one sanity-saving parenting tip for starting my day off right with kids. | parenting | kids | organization

Why You Should Wake Up Before Your Kids

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Deviled Egg Potato Salad

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Fully loaded buffalo chicken salad with a swirl of ranch on top

Buffalo Chicken Salad

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Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

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Spicy Blueberry Burgers

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